Feb. 25, 2006
NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Isaiah Hunter scored 25 points, and Old Dominion closed out its regular season with a 69-53 victory over Delaware on Saturday.
The Monarchs (21-8, 13-5 Colonial Athletic Association) clinched the No. 4 seed in the CAA tournament and will face Northeastern in the quarterfinals March 4 at 2:30 p.m. in Richmond, VA.
Drew Williamson added 13 points for the Monarchs, and Alex Loughton had nine points and 11 rebounds.
The Blue Hens (8-20, 4-14) have lost 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. Delaware will be the No. 9 seed for the CAA tournament and will face No. 8 Drexel in the first round on March 3.
In his home finale, Harding Nana had 31 points and 18 rebounds - his 15th double-double of the season and the 39th of his career.
Old Dominion never trailed and led 28-15 at halftime, holding Delaware to its lowest first-half point total since the 1992 season.
Delaware got within seven after Nana made two free throws with 9:45 remaining. But they would never get any closer as the Monarchs went on a 10-2 run to maintain control.
The pairings are set for the 2006 Aeropostale CAA Men's Basketball Championship, which will be held March 3-6 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
UNC Wilmington (22-7, 15-3) and George Mason (22-6, 15-3) shared the CAA regular-season title, but the Seahawks earned the #1 seed based on the conference's tie-breaking procedures.
Here are the tournament pairings:
Friday, March 3 - First RoundGame 1 - #8 Drexel (15-15, 8-10) vs. #9 Delaware (8-20, 4-14) - NoonGame 2 - #5 Northeastern (17-10, 12-6) vs. #12 James Madison (5-22, 2-16) - 2:30 p.m.Game 3 - #7 Towson (12-15, 8-10) vs. #10 Georgia State (6-21, 3-15) - 6 p.m.Game 4 - #6 VCU (18-9, 11-7) vs. #11 William & Mary (8-19, 3-15) - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 - QuarterfinalsGame 5 - #1 UNC Wilmington (22-7, 15-3) vs. Drexel/Delaware winner - NoonGame 6 - #4 Old Dominion (21-8, 13-5) vs. Northeastern/James Madison winner - 2:30 p.m.Game 7 - #2 George Mason (22-6, 15-3) vs. Towson/Georgia State winner - 6 p.m.Game 8 - #3 Hofstra (22-5, 14-4) vs. VCU/William & Mary winner - 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 - SemifinalsGame 9 - Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 - 3:30 p.m.Game 10 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 - 6 p.m.
Monday, March 6CAA Championship Game - 7 p.m.